GREAT BEND, Kan. – Great Bend scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning and beat the Hays Eagles Senior American Legion 3-1 in opening round of the Great Bend AAA Zone Tournament Saturday afternoon at the Great Bend Sports Complex.
Trey Riggs allowed all three runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and two walks in the complete game loss.
Palmer Hutchison drove in the Eagles (17-13) run with a two-out single in the seventh. It was their only hit of the game.
The Eagles, who have lost seven straight, will play the Hutchinson Colts in an elimination game Sunday at 11 am.